NHL Line Changes & Fantasy Alerts: Monday, Feb 19, 2018
6 games on Feb 19, 2018 produced 10 notable changes: 3 power-play changes (0 up, 3 down), 6 line moves (4 promotions, 2 demotions) and 1 big ice-time swing. The biggest: Brandon Montour moved up to D1 with Fowler (3 straight games).
Biggest changes
Brandon Montour moved up to D1 with Fowler (3 straight games).
Line promotion · ANAGame reportTeam lines
Tommy Wingels moved up to L1 with Toews and Saad (3 straight games).
Line promotion · CHIGame reportTeam lines
Jason Pominville moved up to L1 with O'Reilly and Kane (2 straight games).
Line promotion · BUFGame reportTeam lines
Dougie Hamilton dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · CGYGame reportTeam lines
Johnny Gaudreau dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1 · CGYGame reportTeam lines
Changes by team
Brandon Montour moved up to D1 with Fowler (3 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Tommy Wingels moved up to L1 with Toews and Saad (3 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Jason Pominville moved up to L1 with O'Reilly and Kane (2 straight games).
Line promotionGame reportTeam lines
Dougie Hamilton dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Johnny Gaudreau dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Sean Monahan dropped off PP1 to the second unit.
Off PP1Game reportTeam lines
Ryan Ellis dropped to D3 from D1 with Josi.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
Gustav Olofsson played only 10:52 (−8:08 vs his recent average) (2 straight games).
TOI dropGame reportTeam lines
Nick Seeler moved up to D2 with Spurgeon.
Line promotionPickup alertGame reportTeam lines
Gustav Olofsson dropped to D3 from D2 with Prosser.
Line demotionGame reportTeam lines
How Line Watch works
- •Deployment is rebuilt from the official shift charts: the forward trio and defense pair a player shared the most 5-on-5 time with, and the power-play unit he spent most of the man advantage on.
- •Each game is compared with the player's previous five games (at least three), so a change means a change from his own recent role.
- •Changes that last only one game, come out of blowouts or move by a few seconds are filtered out. What remains is ranked by fantasy impact: first-unit power play and top-line moves first.
90 raw deployment changes were checked for this date; 10 passed.
FAQ
What is Line Watch?
Line Watch flags fantasy-relevant role changes from the NHL shift charts: players moving onto or off the first power-play unit, forwards and defensemen moving up or down the lineup, new defense partners, and big swings in ice time. Each night gets its own dated digest.
How is a line change detected?
After every game we rebuild each team's lines, pairs and power-play units from who was on the ice together, then compare every player with his own previous five games. A change only counts once the team has three games of history to compare against.
Why are some line changes left out?
Coaches shuffle lines constantly, so a one-game move is usually noise. Power-play and line moves must hold for at least two straight games (three after a blowout decided by 4+ goals). Ice-time swings must be at least three minutes, not come from a blowout, and either repeat or reach five minutes.
Where do goalie and injury alerts come from?
Goalie flips come from our starting-goalie snapshots, taken every 15 minutes: a different goalie listed, or a confirmed starter going back to expected. Injury notes come from the public injury report, matched to NHL players and limited to regular-lineup players.
Can I get these alerts by email?
Yes. Create a free account and follow as many players as you like from their player pages; you get one morning email with their changes. If you connect Yahoo, your roster's changes are included too. Every email links back to these free pages and has an unsubscribe link.